cokin z series (u960) graduated filter, 16-35 2.8L, full frame

Does any one have experience with the combination? the site recommends 20 mm and up on the a 35 mm formate, with 15mm and up on the x-pro (130mm set). How do you think this combination will work?
Thanks in advance. I am using a 5D, shoot most of my landscape with 16-35 and 24-105.

Also open to any alternative suggestions.

I haven't tried the 16-35L, but I have used the Cokin Z-Pro with the 17-40L on the 5D. Its been a while, but if I recall, there may have been some vignetting at the wide end when all three filter slots were in place. Shortly thereafter, I sold off the Z-Pro and bought the Lee holder instead. There wasn't any vignetting at 17mm, and the holder is a much better design in that it relies upon a spring-loaded brass clip to attach the holder to the adapter ring...the Z-Pro uses three tiny plastic pins instead. These pins also interfere with the very first filter slot that's closest to the lens, making it unusable unless you remove and reverse the pins. PITA, especially out in the field where its easy to drop and lose one. If you're considering the Z-Pro, the Lee setup is only a few dollars more (~$15 USD)...well worth the difference IMO.

As far as the filters go, the Cokin graduated filters are not entirely neutral and will leave a color cast on the image. This can be removed in PP, but its something else that you have to deal with. There was thread posted here recently that actually showed the color cast...a search should dig it up. The Hitech brand is a good, middle-of-the-road filter that delivers very good results. Beyond that, there's the more expensive Lee filters, and up another notch is the Singh-Ray brand.

Kevindar-

I am using the EXACT setup you mentioned: Cokin Z-pro, Hitech GND's, EOS 5D, 16-35mm Mk1. Their is some vignetting but nothing a little pp'ing can't fix... take a look at some of my images I shot with my 16-35 last week and posted here:
https://photography-on-the.net …509585&highligh​t=sadowsk2

This should give you an idea.. Some of the images I used multiple GND's, I also had a polarizer (Hoya Super Pro 1 HMC Slim Filter).... The images I thought came out exceptionally well after a little run through CS.

Hope this helps!

sadowsk2 wrote in post #5657286
Kevindar-

I am using the EXACT setup you mentioned: Cokin Z-pro, Hitech GND's, EOS 5D, 16-35mm Mk1. Their is some vignetting but nothing a little pp'ing can't fix... take a look at some of my images I shot with my 16-35 last week and posted here:
https://photography-on-the.net …509585&highligh​t=sadowsk2

This should give you an idea.. Some of the images I used multiple GND's, I also had a polarizer (Hoya Super Pro 1 HMC Slim Filter).... The images I thought came out exceptionally well after a little run through CS.

Hope this helps!

Thank you. nice images. I sent you a pm. but as I understand it, you are using hitech filters with a cokin z-pro holder. so hitech 100mm gradient filters.

kevindar wrote in post #5657864
Thank you. nice images. I sent you a pm. but as I understand it, you are using hitech filters with a cokin z-pro holder. so hitech 100mm gradient filters.

100mm gradient filters???

I use the 4"x5" (which I guess is what you mean by 100mm) like this one:

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …ated_Neutral_De​nsity.html

thank you got it. will give it a try