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Firewire and Mac Studio

How do I connect my Sony video cameras using Firewire (IEEE-1394) 4 pin to a Mac Studio (M1 Ultra) with only Thunderbolt 4 connectivity?


Anyone got any experience of this, please? Adapting the Firewire 4 pin to 6, or 9 pin is not an issue but I'm not finding anything that will then adapt to Thunderbolt 4 (or USB-C).


Any help greatly appreciated!

Posted on Aug 18, 2022 9:36 AM

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Posted on Aug 18, 2022 10:39 AM

You require a string of adapters/cables for this.

Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter

Thunderbolt 2 to Firewire 800 adapter

Firewire 800 (9 pin) to 4 pin cable


EDIT:


A few notes about this


Firewire is old technology, and while this us supposed to work, and others have done it successfully, I have not tried.

The adapters are not cheap, so if you have a chance, try before you buy.

Thunderbolt 4 uses the same connector and is supposed to be backwards compatible with Thunderbolt 3.

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Aug 18, 2022 10:39 AM in response to Simon - Peter

You require a string of adapters/cables for this.

Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter

Thunderbolt 2 to Firewire 800 adapter

Firewire 800 (9 pin) to 4 pin cable


EDIT:


A few notes about this


Firewire is old technology, and while this us supposed to work, and others have done it successfully, I have not tried.

The adapters are not cheap, so if you have a chance, try before you buy.

Thunderbolt 4 uses the same connector and is supposed to be backwards compatible with Thunderbolt 3.

Firewire and Mac Studio

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