Description
Mineral-glass clarity for long shifts under HPS
The Method Seven Resistance HPS+ pairs Method Seven's Perfect Color HPS+ mineral glass lens with the original Resistance wrap frame. High pressure sodium lamps fill a grow room with heavy orange-yellow light that flattens colour and tires the eyes. This lens is infused with rare earth elements to filter that spectrum and restore natural colour, so leaves, stems and flowers look much as they would in daylight. It blocks UV and infrared heat, and the silver plus mirror coating tones down the glare of large rooms and double-ended HPS fixtures.
The frame is Method Seven's award-winning original Resistance: a Base 8 wrap moulded in Italy from lightweight, flexible TR-90 thermoplastic, with inset nose and temple pads that keep it in place while you bend, reach and work the canopy. It suits average-size faces and is at home in grow tents and full-size grow rooms alike.
Key Benefits
- Natural colour under HPS – deficiencies, pests and mildew are far easier to spot
- Mineral glass lens – scratch-resistant, easy to clean and does not haze like cheap plastic
- Blocks UV and infrared heat – eyes stay cooler and more comfortable under intense lamps
- Silver plus coating – made for rooms running over 10,000 W and double-ended HPS
- Notch-filtering lens – phone and controller screens stay readable
- TR-90 wrap frame with inset pads for all-day comfort
Eye Strain and Hidden Plant Problems Under HPS
HPS light pushes almost everything towards orange, so the first yellowing of a nutrient deficiency, the pale speckling of spider mite or a light dusting of powdery mildew can go unnoticed until it has spread. Hours of that glare also leave eyes sore, with afterimages when you step out of the room. Ordinary sunglasses only darken the scene and leave the colour cast in place. A colour-balancing lens removes the cast, so you can judge plant health properly and get through a long session in comfort.
How to Use
- Wear them whenever the HPS lamps are on and you are working in the room – inspecting, training, feeding or taking readings.
- Match the lens to the light: the HPS+ lens is made for high pressure sodium. For LED rooms, choose a Method Seven FX or LED lens instead.
- Clean with a soft microfibre cloth; the glass lens wipes clean without hazing.
- Keep them away from lamp heat when you take them off – not on top of a reflector or ballast.
Technical Specifications
- Model: Method Seven Resistance HPS+ (Resistance Perfect Color HPS+)
- Lens: Perfect Color HPS+ mineral glass, rare-earth infused, notch filtering
- Coating: silver plus mirror coating
- Lens colour: blue with silver mirror
- Protection: blocks UV and infrared heat
- Designed for: HPS lighting, including double-ended fixtures and rooms over 10,000 W
- Frame: original Resistance, Base 8 wrap, TR-90 thermoplastic, moulded in Italy, matte black
- Fit: average-size faces; inset nose and temple pads
- Not for: full-spectrum white or blurple LED lighting
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I wear these under LED grow lights?
No. The HPS+ lens is tuned for the orange-heavy output of high pressure sodium. Under full-spectrum white or blurple LEDs, Method Seven's FX and LED lenses are the right choice.
What does the plus in HPS+ mean?
It is a silver mirror coating on the outside of the lens. Method Seven add it to cut the extra intensity of double-ended HPS fixtures and large rooms running over 10,000 W.
Can I read my phone or controller screen with them on?
Yes. The lens uses notch filtering, which removes specific wavelengths rather than darkening everything, so phone, tablet and controller screens stay readable.
What is the difference between the Resistance and the Resistance 2?
The Resistance 2 is Method Seven's updated version of this frame, with fuller wrap-around coverage for average to large faces. The original Resistance suits average-size faces. Both take a mineral glass HPS lens with a silver coating.
