Is the Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Tilt-Shift Lens sharp? This page visually answers that question. Shown above are 100% crops from a lab-captured 23.8mm f/6.3 test image. Observe the contrast and resolution of these results.
Is the Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Tilt-Shift Lens set to 23.8mm f/6.3 sharper than the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G AF-S Nikkor Lens set to 16mm f/4.0? The image quality comparison above also answers that question. Switch between the results to see the sharpness differences between these lenses.