The Legacy daisy chain. I used to film a lot on my old Sony VX1000 up until about a year ago.

1. http://www.amazon.com/FireWire-i-link-IEEE-1394-Cable-Clear/dp/B002RB84P8/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_6?ie=UTF8&dpID=41KbxWGOuVL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_SL500_SR135%2C135_&refRID=1E1HB9VZ0W97WC5S6AGC

2. http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Thunderbolt-to-FireWire-Adapter/dp/B00SQ2CJUS

It'd be cool if posting links didn't look a dog-shit-rodeo, maybe its operator error on my part, sorry in advance.

but do you know where i can find all of this but for cheaper, maybe eliminate some components

2nd gen

Firewire charger and data cable for my 2G and ORIGINAL base for it (look on eBay)

Firewire 800 to thunderbolt adaptor

Firewire 800 to 400 cable

Thunderbolt to usb adaptor