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For Canon, the classic way is the wired remote release, combined with shooting in Bulb mode on the camera. As mentioned above, the remote has a locking feature, so you can do longer exposures fairly easily without holding the button. An additional thing to note is that the camera shows the time of the exposure, counting upward in seconds, on the top display. So you can watch that to do the longer exposures and time them without the aid of some other timepiece. Also, the actual time ends up in the EXIF info for the shot, no matter how much about 30 seconds you are.
It does seem stupid that the camera can not go above 30 seconds with the built in features, but that is the way it is. As low light performance gets better and better, perhaps the 30 second barrier will be broken in the future.
The Canon timer remote can do long exposures, and can do multiple repeated shots, but it is a bit pricy. I sill prefer my Canon timer remote over some of the off brand ones I have seen people try to use, and have problems. I am sure some brands are OK, but I hate taking chances on that kind of stuff. The Canon design has been around since before digital SLR's, but it works reliably, even in moderate cold.
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