Ergonomically speaking, overall, the lenses from all of these brands will feel the same. Leica’s only iteration of a 40mm was with Minolta as a partner. They’ve been known to make things like a 40mm lens. And Voigtlander can sometimes go off on tangents. Zeiss tends to stick to the same optics as Leica for the most part. Leica overall makes the biggest lenses, but they also arguably make some of the most exciting optics. All three brands make their lenses from metal. If we’re talking about the M mount lenses from Voigtlander, Zeiss, and Leica, then I’m positive that no one can tell the difference between them in a blind test. But build quality surely adds into cost when you’re hunting on eBay for a lens in good condition. We’re going to dive more into build quality later. On the other hand, the Zeiss Loxia and Batis lenses are very well sealed. Similarly, if you get a native Sony FE mount lens from Voigtlander, you’ll have the same problems. So if you’re buying something in M mount and plan on adapting it to your Sony a7 camera body, get ready for even more dust issues than you already have. No Voigtlander lens is sold or marketed as being weather resistant or weather sealed, but tons of Leica and Zeiss lenses are, while nothing for the M mount is at all. But in all transparency, they’re also the most likely to be dinged up or have some sort of build issue. If you’re just a hobbyist, Voigtlander will be the most attractive of the bunch because they’re so affordable comparatively speaking. They tend to be very pricey brand new, but it can be worth it to get them new in the box if you’re doing professional, paid work. If I were going to buy any of these brands, I’d first look at the used market. Leica M lenses have a beautiful character to them that stands out from Zeiss and Voigtlander both. They’re often the most pricey and hold their value as well. Leica makes lenses for Leica M mount, their other mounts, and notably the L mount. Yet somehow, their Milvus lenses for DSLRs have this wonderful character to them. Zeiss is all about their MTF charts in their marketing and realizing their vision of perfection. They’re more affordable than Leica but more pricey than Voigtlander. Zeiss is very much the middle of the road when it comes to lenses. On the other hand, Zeiss lenses are made for Sony FE, Fujifilm X, and all the proper DSLR mounts except for Pentax K mount. You can score Voigtlander lenses for Sony FE, Leica M, Micro Four Thirds, and several DSLR mounts. That goes for M mount and optics for various other mounts. By and large, Voigtlander is the most affordable of the bunch across the board.
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