Contax Zeiss VS Leica Elmarit (DEFINITIVE VINTAGE LENS COMPARISON)

Contax Zeiss vs Leica Elmarit Lenses the Ultimate Vintage Lens showdown.
If you’re looking for Vintage lenses to film on, affordable vintage lenses then their are two sets that stand above all the others, the Leica Elmarit R Lenses and the Contax Zeiss lenses. Each set is amazing in its own right, but which is the best for you? In this video, I go through and compare both the Contax and the Leica against each other in a variety of different environments, talk about their history, how I use them, the pros and cons of each set and ultimately, which is better for you. So if you’re in the market for Vintage start here and decide whether your want a Contax or a Zeiss.

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00:00 Intro
01:11 Why bother using Vintage Lenses?
02:57 How I use Vintage lenses on projects
03:33 History of Zeiss and Leica Lenses
08:01 Cinematic Contax Zeiss sequence all lens test
09:40 Cinematic Leica Elmarit sequence all lens test
11:19 Contax and Leica Side by cinematic side sequence all lens test
13:09 Outside Daytime lens tests side by side
14:49 Which lens set do I like best?
16:04 Cons of the lenses and what you need to use them
18:37 Is it worth starting a Vintage lens collection?