A tilt-shift lens for the rest of us?

Tilt-shift lenses from Canon and Nikon are very expensive and unless one does architectural photography exclusively their price usually doesn't justify owning one. This makes these lenses a niche product of limited distribution with the concomitant need to keep prices high. A vicious circle. There's now this lens that if optically decent, may solve this problem foe many of us.

 Rokinon’s Newest T-S 24mm F3.5, announced by Elite Brands.

 

Rokinon has announced the release of its 24mm F3.5 Tilt-Shift lens in May, 2013. The Rokinon T-S 24mm is a wide-angle, full-frame lens that has tilt shift movements, facilitating dvanced control over perspective and depth of field.  It will be available for Canon, Nikon and Sony Alpha mounts to start. More could follow.
A micro three thirds would also be nice in view of the format's popularity.
This lens'  flexibility and a unique optical cesign, makes it ideal for shooting architecture and landscapes. The T-S 24mm F3.5 lens can allow up to a 12mm shift with a 8.5 degree tilt. Relative to the lens mount, this 24mm can be shifted up to 90 degrees, granting a broad tilt to meet the photographer's creative needs.
This manual focus 24mm lens features a fixed focal length with an aperture range of f/3.5-22. This lens is suitable primarily for full-frame cameras but will work just as well with an APS-C crop sensor.  Construction is solid but complex, as it envolves 16 optical elements in 11 groups with 2 aspherical lenses.