7Artisans 9mm/5.6: A Full Frame, Sub $500, Manual Focus Super-Ultra Wide Angle, But How Good Is It?

I WANT to like inexpensive manual focus lenses, and I'm trying really hard in the case of 7Artisans' 9mm f/5.6. I DO see use cases for it, but this lens just doesn't rock my world. Then again, reasonable people may disagree, you may really like it, and that's fine.

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