The Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 cable?

I have a JVC digital video camera, and have lost some of the cables. Will a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 cable connected with a Firewire 800 - Firewire 400 cable (same as ieee1394?) transfer the videos to my MacBook Air?

The Thunderbolt to FW 800 cable provides a FW800 port that you can plug into. You can see what it looks like here.  If you have a FW cable that will connect to your camera and terminates in a FW800 plug, that should work.

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    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
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  • Thunderbolt to FireWire 800

    Hey,
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    Same for me.
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    Complete JOKE!
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  • Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 external drive problems

    I recently upgraded from a MacBook Pro 17" early 2011 to a MacBook Pro Retina 15" (early 2013).  I have a Drobo and two Seagate 4TB external drives, all connected via Firewire 800.  So, I added a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter and, it seemed, life was good.
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    Update: I exchanged the Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter and the issue persists. I have a Drobo that I used with my previous system, a PowerMac G5, and never had any issues like this.
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  • I need to connect my old Mac book pro to the new one to transfer files.  The old one doesn't have Thunderbolt 2 and the new one doesn't have Firewire 800.  Will the Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter or Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter work?

    I want to transfer data from my old Mac book pro to my new one using migrate.  The old computer doesn't have Thunderbolt 2 and the new one doesn't have Firewire 800.  Does the Thunderbolt to Firewire or the Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter work to connect them and transfer data?
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  • Does anyone know when the thunderbolt to firewire cable/adaptor will be available?

    Does anyone know when the thunderbolt to firewire cable/adaptor will be available?

    Apple said ThunderBolt to FireWire cable/adapter wil be available in July.
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  • When will we see the Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter?

    The keynote mentions it but only the gigabit Ethernet adapter is available. It's mentioned on the ThunderBolt page
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    There is a firewire out in the new (999.00) Thunderbolt Display. A lot to pay for the right to use firewire. And evidently, the display has firmware issues. This doesn't bode well for those of us who are audio professionals and rely on firewire for nearly eventhing we do. Belkin has a (400.00) dock coming out supposedly in Sept. Still expensive just to get one silly little FW port.
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  • Firewire 800 cable connection on 2011 MacBookPro

    Hello, I'm really having  a hard time finding others online with this problem but we do photo/video and use a Firewire GRAID mini for transferring footage on location, it uses the Firewire 800 cable, the one that came with it as well as third party cables you can buy at radio shack (plastic ends), do not stay plugged in very well and it's really nerve racking when these things come unplugged while Final Cut is doing I/O, and this is not just the drive , they don't firmly sit inside the socket on the Macbook Pro, so our problem is doubled.
    Has anyone a good recommendation on a FW800 cable that will solve our problems? I know I've seen some before on other drives that were metal ends and slightly oversized that would stay seated quite well in the Mac, wish I knew where to find those...
    (* I know Thunderbolt is the future, we are using Thunderbolt for our studio drives, but want to keep using our phantom powered Firewire GRAID minis for portable work for another year if possible)

    Applefutbol,
    I'm not sure of the technical details, but I have certainly found that since starting to use FW800 instead of (and sometimes alongside) FW400, my hard drives seem to be a lot more responsive. One of my portable drives, for instance, has both 400 and 800 connectivity. On my desktop I have it connected via FW800 and it is lightning fast when transferring files, but it is distinctly slower when connected via FW400 to the same computer and others.
    I'd borrow a cable from someone and test it first, but I do think you'll find it faster in general.
    However, if the HV20 is only using FW400, then you will not get any speed increase, as FW works at the speed of the slowest connection.
    Message was edited by: Dominic Witherow

  • Will the G-Drive Mini work with the Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter?

    I'm closing in on buying a new MacBook Pro, but the lack of FireWire on the new retina models is worrying me. I've seen a lot of negative responses in regard to the Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter, specifically in regards to the G-Raid mini - most of them noting it's the dual drive that's the issue.
    So would any of you happen to know - does a G-Drive mini work well with the Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter? I will be doing a lot of heavy video editing if that makes any difference.

    I found out after purchasing a Retina MacBook Pro that you can in fact use the G-RAID Mini, the way to do it is to have two Thunderbolt to FireWire adapters, plug in the first one to the drive and the computer, wait for the drive to start clicking, and then plug the other cable between the computer and the G-RAID on the second port.
    This obviously only works if you have a rMBP as you need the two Thunderbolt ports.

  • Will the Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter allow an external FW HDD to boot a TB Mac?

    Hi all,
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    I just placed my older MacBook in Target Disk mode and then booted my 2103 Mac Pro with Option key and the MacBook's HD was available as a bootable drive. I will not boot since the McBook is maxed out at Lion

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