We got into the habit of ordering a bunch of different adapters every time a new standard presented itself. New FireWire 800? Order adaptors for going to FW400

We got into the habit of ordering a bunch of different adapters every time a new standard presented itself. New FireWire 800? Order adaptors for going to FW400 and Sony's odd duck version. New flash card? Order adapters including to some weird things (I'm sensing a pattern Sony). Seems wasteful but it has saved our bacon quite a few times.