hi Russell
There is a thunderbolt to Firewire adapter made by apple that works very well.
You might need a firewire 800 (9pin) to 4pin adapter if it’s a camcorder.
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On 21 Jan 2014, at 16:32, Russell Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> How serendipitous! I was about to ask the same question as I have an old
> camcorder with a firewire output but a new(er) Mac with USB and Thunderbolt.
>
> Shall await responses, possibly with popcorn...
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> Russell
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> On 21 January 2014 16:27, David Ransom <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is it possible to connect an external Firewire hard drive to a USB input on a
> Mac via a converter?
>
> I have seen converters advertised on Amazon but they invariably seem to get
> terrible reviews.
>
> Has anyone tried this?
>
> David
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