What accessory is needed to move 8mm Video Cassettes to my I MAC?

Wanting to move all my 8mm Video Cassettes to MAC. Is there a special accessory that will help the transition?
Jkiely
Imac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

In my case, I have a Sony Digital8 camcorder which will play back older analog 8mm and Hi8 tapes, digitize them on the fly and send them to the Mac via the firewire cable.
Also many other digital camcorders feature a "pass thru" mode which will allow you to hook an older analog camcorder or VCR into the digital camcorder which then hooks to the Mac via Firewire. You play the old analog footage and the digital camcorder acts as a analog-to-digital converter and bridge.
So if you dont already have a digital camcorder, these are two types you might look into which will give you the ability to digitize those old tapes and upgrade to a new digital model.
Otherwise, there are various converters on the market, but of course they are not camcorders, so you would still have to use your old analog camcorder and then convert with the device.
Patrick

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