Is my shutter faulty? 40d

I recently got the new 40d and have been in love with it from first use. I've shot a few thousand frames with it already, but was stunned to see this today while shooting a volleyball game. notice the color casts from right to right.

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That is typical of gym lighting, the color shift has to do with the "cycle" of the lights. I do not see an exposure difference, only color. I don't think that you need to worry about your shutter.

kind of off subject, but what iso did you shoot those at?

AthleticsPhotog wrote in post #4066783
kind of off subject, but what iso did you shoot those at?

3200iso f/2.8 1/500

rabidcow wrote in post #4066774
That is typical of gym lighting, the color shift has to do with the "cycle" of the lights. I do not see an exposure difference, only color. I don't think that you need to worry about your shutter.

I've shot thousands of pictures in gyms and never seen this before. So is this just the fact that my camera is fast enough to pick up on this now? Like i said...shooting at 3.5 fps at any shutter speed or 6.5 and less than around 1/400th doesn't produce the issue. ...but 6.5fps at 400+ and this is what i got.

I seriously hope your right though as it would make me very happy not to have to worry about a defective camera.

...and assuming this is common, how do yall all deal with it? correcting the color shift is going to take forever in the shots i need to keep.

If the lighting is fluorescent, then, it explains it. The light cycles at 120 Hz, so at high shutter speed, you may see something strange.

pieq314 wrote in post #4066977
If the lighting is fluorescent, then, it explains it. The light cycles at 120 Hz, so at high shutter speed, you may see something strange.

I'm assuming it's the fps though as i've always shot 1/400-1/640 in gyms, but usually at 3.5fps.

Or are not all fluorescents created equal? This was the first time shooting in this gym and it is old, dank, and yellow. the gym i usually shoot at is fluorescent too (or so my WB tells me) but much brighter as it's all new....never had a problem there even at 6.5 fps.

thoughts?

I really apprecate the info

Maybe i found the answer (and yes, everyone above was right!)

"Modern, quality fluorescent lights don't have this problem because they pulse thousands of times a second instead of 50 or 60 times. The older fixtures pulse at the speed of the power grid and the new "electronic" ballasts create their own frequency. I'm not even sure the older "magnetic" ballasts are up to code in this country anymore as industrial lighting has had to switch to more energy efficient tubes that generally use electronic ballasts. FYI, compact fluorescents pulse thousands of times a second (electronic ballast) so they should be fine for most applications."

I guess to video people, this is a real nightmare.

thanks everyone

good old sodium lamps..