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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 3271822" data-attributes="member: 665">Yes, it sure is alphabet soup. As Bob mentioned, on the box even the original Venturer LX in the U.S. had written "HG" (High Grade), hence, where the "HG" comes from in the European name. But for some reason, Nikon decided to use different names to market the same bins in the U.S. than it did the rest of the world even though the name on the boxes were the same. Here, the original was known as the Venturer LX (not sure what the LX stood for, with cars, it usually means "luxury" model). Across the pond, they were marketed as HGs. Then the lighter weight, lead-free glass models were launched as the LXL in the U.S. and HGL in Europe/Asia. AFAIK, they continue to be marketed as HGLs everywhere but the U.S. where they are now called Premier, and they do bear that nameplate here.Adding to the cornfusion, Nikon tacked the name "Premier" onto the last batch of Superior Es, though they never changed the nameplate. Since the Premier's features haven't changed, same sliver coated prisms and no ED glass, it's essentially the same as the LXL/HGL. So despite the name game, there have been only two models, the original heavy LX/HGs and the second generation lighter "Ls" - LXL/HGLs. Brock</blockquote>