Response to Film/developer testing

IMHO, you're taking on way too many films. I'd pick two films, slow and fast, and a general purpose developer. According to some Kodak literature I've read, T-Max developer was designed for pushing. It might be good for that, but I wouldn't call either Rodinal or T-Max a good choice for evaluating film qualities. Learn a combination like FP4+ and Xtol (or D-76, HC-110, ID-11, or similar) until you know it like the back of your hand. Then fine tune a faster film. Only then should you try the less "middle of the road" combinations and pushing. (I don't have anything against Rodinal and keep a big bottle handy, but it has a unique signature and isn't suitable for every subject and film type, especially in 35mm.

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