Video skips or lags when being imported into iMovie

System Specs: iMac; 3.4 GHz i7; 12GB Ram; OS X 10.6.8; iMovie '11
Other equipment: Sony Mini DV Casette Recorder; Canon XL2; Drobo
I've got my Sony Mini DV Recorder "daisy chained" to my Drobo which is connected to my iMac via FireWire.  I'm trying to import video shot on my Canon XL2 into iMovie.  However, the video is skipping and/or lagging (depending on one's perspective) during import and during playback within iMovie as well.  As far as I can tell, the actual tape is not skipping.  When I watch the video on the Sony Recorder's display the playback is "normal", no skip or lag to speak of. 

Don't give up just yet! Where I work we've got some of those old Sony GVD-1000 series decks (if the pinch roller doesn't break off unexpectedly) and have been able to use a Firewire Adapter that plugs into the Firewire 800 connector. And it adapts then from 6pin Firewire 400 (A-style connector) to the 4-pin connector. That has also worked with some cheapy Canon MiniDV cams we have too.
It's a Sonnet Technologies plug:
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/fw_adapter.html
Now it may make no sense at all, versus a hard wired cable that has the correct connectors on both ends, but maybe give an adatper a try and use your old 6pin-4pin cable? I completely understand wanting to keep the head wear down as much as possible on the XL2. That would be a tragedy to use that device as simple feeder deck just to do importing of video.

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