Filter system size !!
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You should maybe get a system to fit your largest filter thread diameter lens. For example if your largest diameter lens has a 77mm thread (I believe the 16-35mm has that size but please check 
) you could consider buying filters/adapters for that thread and using step up rings for your other lenses.
If using a square filter system you could buy multiple adapters for the holder but step up rings may be cheaper and you could maybe use them for other things, so one adapter and multiple step up rings could be the cheaper and more versatile option.
The manufacturer should have recommended filter systems for given formats and lenses, for example FF and a 77mm filter thread lens.
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I have Cokin but I'm not recommending them here, I'm just using their web site as an example showing various sizes of systems and which filter system Cokin recommend for which camera system. I'd imagine other manufacturers have similar pages explaining the various options.
) you could consider buying filters/adapters for that thread and using step up rings for your other lenses.If using a square filter system you could buy multiple adapters for the holder but step up rings may be cheaper and you could maybe use them for other things, so one adapter and multiple step up rings could be the cheaper and more versatile option.
The manufacturer should have recommended filter systems for given formats and lenses, for example FF and a 77mm filter thread lens.
For example....
Size Guide
cokin.com
I have Cokin but I'm not recommending them here, I'm just using their web site as an example showing various sizes of systems and which filter system Cokin recommend for which camera system. I'd imagine other manufacturers have similar pages explaining the various options.
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That lens has a 77mm thread so if you are wanting round screw in filters then you either need a 77mm filter or, as said above filters to fit your largest diameter lens and then step down rings to reduce the size.
If you are looking for Square slide in filters then you're probably looking for a 100mm system. This will require the adapter ring for each lens you plan on using the system with (77mm for this lens), the holder which clips onto the adapter ring and the 100mm square filters.
If you are looking for Square slide in filters then you're probably looking for a 100mm system. This will require the adapter ring for each lens you plan on using the system with (77mm for this lens), the holder which clips onto the adapter ring and the 100mm square filters.
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Does it?
This may vary from system to system but with the Cokin square system I have the adapter is basically a step up ring with a large flat surface which slots into the back of the filter holder instead of another threaded end. The adapters flat surface is either bigger or smaller as required depending on the thread diameter. Therefore I only need one adapter for my largest lens and stepping rings for the others and that works for me. Unless I've missed something and other systems don't work like that.
If adapters are cheaper than step up rings then that's the way to go though.
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Yes, Lee is the same but you still need to buy the correct sized adapter ring to fit the lenses filter thread, 77mm in the case of this lens but other lenses may require a smaller adapter ring.
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Yes, obviously you need to buy one adapter but just to be clear you potentially only need one adapter for the largest filter thread lens and step up rings could be used for other lenses. I just think that step up rings are more useful whereas adapters just have one use. Looking at the price of adapters they can be anything from £10 to £45 whereas your average step up ring can be much less, I think mine were typically under £5 each.
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Well yes, I guess you could do that. Personally, I prefer to have a ring on all of my lenses at all times so there's no faffing around swapping adapter rings when in the field.
The only other issue I can foresee is that by stacking rings on a 16mm lens could cause vignetting.
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I suppose that's possible but perhaps unlikely as you're only stacking one step up ring and one adapter and I've never seen it happen. I've seen it happen when stacking multiple screw on filters but not with just the two, one step up ring and one adapter. Anyway, the proof will be when you do it when you try with specific kit but as the step up ring will probably cost under £5 and will be xxmm to the larger adapter thread size it's maybe a gamble worth taking before shelling out for another adapter.
I suppose it all hangs on the price of adapters v step up rings. For the potential cost saving I think it's worth thinking about step up rings rather than multiple adapters.
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I have rings on all my landscape lenses too. Far too much hassle swapping them on and off,
The lens the OP refers too vignettes on a Lee Filter Holder with Polariser. Really annoyed me and the Sony 16-35mm F2.8 is the same. I never noticed it on the Canon 16-35mm F4 when I had that.
I can't say I have noticed the difference between Lee rings and the cheaper options. I tend to only use the W/A ones and they all work as well as each other
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