Long shutter on 350D/Rebel XT?

Is there a way of having a longer exposure than the 30 second one in TV mode?

NOPE! To get an exposure longer than 30 seconds on the XT, you must use Manual mode and bulb.

Jim

why would you want a longer shutter speed than 30 sec....
thats soooooo long.

i mean, even at night, 30 seconds would make the pic really bright.

I use the RC-1 for night photography (star trails etc)

Well I saw a nice 6 hour one, from the desert, that showed the light from the stars shifting. That was pretty cool.

The guy asked how to do something and you asked him why he wants to do it. He might have a good reason. Does he have to explain it to you?

You might find it something you don't want. He might want it.

Jim

oh man, i wasent tryin to be mean or anything, i was just curious.

sorry if you took it the wrong way.

my bad.

what is the longest shutter speed the 350d can go for?

Don't take my response the wrong way. I just feel that someone has a right to ask a question and get an answer without explaining his motives.

As stated before, in modes other than M, 30 seconds. In Manual, using bulb, as long as you need it -- and you don't have to tell me why.

Jim

what is bulb?

a setting?

Yes, a shutter speed. It's called bulb because in the olden days when cameras were made of brick and straw, to keep the shutter open for an extended period, you squeezed a bulb.
If you spin the wheel to lengthen your shutter speeds in other modes you'll see it stops at 30 seconds. If you do it in M, you'll see it goes one more click to bulb.
For more about this, see page 93 of the XT manual -- Bulb Exposures.

Jim

awsome thanks.

Cheers Jim
Dexter, I was asking because I fancy doing some star trails shots.

Can you use the RC-5 for bulb exposures?

Yup

Page 93 in your manual