You can use firewire
repeaters with Kodak cameras. - I was sure I'd read somewhere that this was
a no no. A senior moment I guess.
Starting with the 14n, the official Kodak line is not to use them. That's what's stated in the documentation. Of course I didn't read that until after I'd been using one with my 14n for several months. I'm still using it. The camera is a year old now. I think Kodak was tired of replacing fried firewire ports because of improperly connected cables. The Firewire instructions that come with the 14n give all sorts of dire warnings about carefully plugging in the camera only AFTER everything else is connected. These instructions are much more strict than what came with previous models. If you plug the camera in first and then try to push a powered connection on the other end... and you don't do it correctly... or the connector is flimsy... you can briefly touch a pin containing power to a pin that shouldn't have it. Result is damage to the camera. If you use a repeater that means a total of at least three powered connections... all of which present the potential for frying the camera if not connected properly. I think Kodak says don't use them just to avoid the liability of replacing fried firewire ports under warranty that result from the sequence described above. Also, people are reporting using rather long cables... 30 feet or so... without repeaters so there's no major need for them. Still with modest care I think you can use them just fine if you need to. At least that's been my experience so far.
Bob Smith
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