Great value, and IQ is top knotch!

I purchased it for its current price of little over $300, which I find a great value, given the alternatives on the market (or lack thereof)

For what it is, it's an excellent value and the most popular budget UWA lens for the Sony A6000/A6300/A6500 compared to the Zeiss Touit 12mm and the SONY E 10-18 F4 OSS.However, you do get what you pay for because my particular copy of this lens is decentered (the top left of the image is extremely soft at F/2.0 and only the top left corner) - but it goes away after a take it down a few stops to F/5.6, which in my opinion, should be the minimum open aperature for landscapes/architecture anyways

It is a great value, makes great images, and has stood up to a decent amount of abuse

This Rokinon 12mm F2.0 represents an extraordinary value.

There are a variety of good reasons NOT to buy this lens, but if you can live with the negatives, this lens is a good value ultra-wide angle

I will give it 4 stars and may bump it up to 5 as I get more experienced with it and take more photos.

Using this lens all the way closed at f/22 is not recommended as it is noticeably soft, although it is not unbearable