Canon EOS-10D Digital Camera

I have had my Canon 10D for two and half years and have just updated to Canon 40d. This was a hard decision to make. Since owning the 10D I would be in agreement with most of the other reviews of the camera - but there are some limitations which I was considering when moving to the 40D - I had also been looking towards the Canon 5D. Hope recording these gives some idea of the 10D limitations compared to some of the newer SLRs.
Main reasons for changing the 10D:
.1. A rather small and dim viewfinder and LCD screen - compared to the Canon EOS3 film SLR and Olympus C2500 (2.5 MPixel) Digital camera that I also own. One reason for having considered the 5D.
.2. As is common with some other digital cameras, it is often difficult to obtain good highlights and shadows in pictures. Adjusting the RAW pictures in such circumstances often creates 'posterisation' in the shadows. The 40D is 14 bits digitisation instead of 12 bits for 10D.
.3. The 10D is slow to start up - this is often a nuisance - resulting in loosing a picture.
.4. Although the 'controls' are reasonably organised - it takes a little thought to 'set the camera up' when using the creative modes. Probably no more so than many other cameras.
.5. The camera does have a tendency to underexpose but also does tend to let highlights also 'burn-out'.
.6. The camera DOES NOT take the newer EF-S lenses for the reduce frame size SLRs - like 20D, 30D, 350D, 400D etc. In general this does mean buying the more expensive EF or equivalent lenses. Not a problem for me as I need them for my EOS film camera. One reason for considering the EOS 5D full frame SLR.
.7. The reduced sensor size of the 10D does make the choice of lens/es more troublesome.

CONCLUSION
I have been reasonably happy with my 10D and it is a good, solid camera. At the current Ebay prices it is probably a bargain. Compared to the 10D, the 40D is a 'more open/ viewable camera' when taking the shots (3 ins LCD) also it starts up and shoots multiple frames more quickly. Taken together these do make a difference. Actual RAW pics do seem to have a slightly 'better quality' than the 10D - but not easy to detect unless more 'extreme' pics are being taken.