Has anyone succeeded in connecting a firewire 400 mini-dv camcorder to a Mac via a Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter and a 9-pin to 4-pin cable?
I tried connecting first a Canon XL-1 and later a Canon Optura 60 to my 27-inch iMac using a Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter and a Rockfish Firewire 800 9-pin to 4-pin cable. The computer recognized the Thunderbolt adapter, but did not see either camera. Apple Support has told me that this should work in theory, but since there are two conversions taking place (firewire 400 to firewire 800 to Thunderbolt) it may or may not work in practice and will be device dependent.
I get the impression from some discussions I have read that this may have been done with some cameras (Sony?). I am going to try a different brand 9-pin to 4-pin cable, but I do not see why this should make any difference.
Can anyone tell me of a successful connection of a similar camcorder? Any suggestions of other things to try?
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)