Sony Z1U and New MBP 13" via Firewire 800

I got one of the new MBP 13" machines a few weeks back... overall, completely happy with the screen, the speed, and the battery life.

I bought a FW 400 -> FW 800 cable with the hopes of being able to pull in video from my Z1U.

Unfortunately, FCP won't recognize the Z1U via that cable, either in HDV mode, or in DV downconvert mode.

I hooked the camera back up to the old machine (via FW 400) and everything works as expected.

I suppose I could blame it on a bad cable, because I only have one. But it's brand-new.

Suggestions? Is anyone else successfully using this?

It's a bad cable. It should just as well with that cable as your 400 cable. Assuming there are no other devices attached.

All the best,

Tom

I appreciate "should work" as much as the next guy, but is there anyone here who has successfully done this with a FW 800 cable?

I have done a transfer using a 3 month old 15" MBP and a Z1U. I used one of the Sonnet 800 to 400 adapters and then a standard FW cable.

Worked as expected.