"I have to agree. There's no possible way the red paint could improve the optics in any way. It is possible that the silver ring was causing a halo effect and blurring the original image, but I think the hood would have negated that effect on its own. I'd like to see this experiment recreated using green ink, or possibly painting the entire lens white."
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