Heard and listen and I know that it will center it. The issue was that the pointer should not move from the last picture taken. That was the essence of this discussion, centering requires an additional step to move to a new location.
The old days, a camera had one button to push; the shutter release; it had a preset f stops and shutter speed and use the left hand to focus as you are ready to push the button with the right index finger.
Now I need to worry about locking the AE and AF and then on top finding the button to center the focus point and then again putting it where it was the last picture I took. NUTS, I only have one finger on the right hand to do all that. Thank G'd for autofocus.

Z6

it could be easier to use the screen, but I put my eye in the viewfinder first and look for the focus point. If I have to look at the screen before taking the picture, then the time will increase to complete the image taking process.
Besides it is not natural for me to look at the screen and in bright sun the screen is a bit washed out.
your suggestion was a good tip and certainly worth to try, thanks for the thought.

I just want to make one comment about the idea of repositioning the camera to focus and then recompose. The issue is to find the tiny focus pointer somewhere in the EVF. It may sound stupid but when it is not where I left it, then I need to look on top, bottom, left and right to find it; of course it is always in the last place I look, that takes more than a few milliseconds and sometimes I have to do this twice. I know, others can search for that little square in milliseconds and recompose, but I don't have that ability. Must be my age.

Bill:
I loaded the latest 3.30 firmware, I see the focus lock in the set-up menu. I never looked there and not sure if this is a new feature or was always there, since I expected it to be part of the "OK" button setup. But you indicated it's part of the new firmware update, thanks for the tip. I set it to "ON" and will see if the focus pointer moves; since this is a random occurrence, I have to use the camera a bit to see the effect. I am using all Z lenses and now I have the perfect camera. Thanks again.

That's exactly what I mean.

I don't know if the latest release has this update, but will be installing the new firmware soon and find out.

The lock would not be so important on the Z if the focus indicator remains in the EVF same place from when the last picture was taken. The problem is I need to find it in the EVF and bring it back to a place that is usable. It usually goes to the furthest points on the screen (top or bottom corners) and is lost from the initial search with my eye. Yes, it takes a second or two, but then I need to finder the pointer and move it; that is a couple of more seconds, etc. BTW I still drive a clutch and so is my wife and kids.

Great idea, but then I will complain that the on/off button is in the wrong place and it takes too long to turn on, thus missing the best picture of my picture taking career. Answer: There is no perfect camera.

I will go out on a limb and believe Nikon is not going anywhere. The failure of a lock button design is not an indication of the company as a whole being a failure. There maybe valid engineering issues or just sitting on the back burner of the drawing board. By making these issues known, Nikon and most companies will decide if it is worth the effort to include the remedy. In the meantime I will practice the suggestions given by the friendly UHH’s members.

I assume I need practice to work around this flaw of no able to lock the sensor position. There is always a work-around process to overcome the mistakes in a design. However that was not the point, the initial question was: Is there a lock for the focus pointer. I also said I have the same issue l; then the responses went into the facts of that a lock is not necessary because,..... etc. that’s nice and everyone was helpful, however a lock would solve all these arguments. I don’t see why a software change can’t make one of the buttons a lock. It’s done for the focus and exposure controls.
BTW thank you for showing it can be done, I had tried various techniques in the past and only one out of five pictures came in properly focused; the others missed the mark.

The end of this blog is “No, there is no lock”.

It’s not just pushing the button that takes 4 seconds; it is moving the pointer to the position where you want it to be. If you would try to look into the EVF and then move the focus pointer joy stick to reposition the focus area, you would realize it is not a s simple as 1s. The alternative is to move the camera viewing to position the pointer where the subject is, push down half way on the shutter release and lock to focus. Then reposition the camera and compose as necessary. Clearly none of these methods would be solution for wildlife and moving subjects.

what was said above is essentially why the focus pointer position needs to be locked, the pointer is usually not where the subject is composed on the EVF and by the time you reposition the camera to the focus zone over the subject, lock the focus by pressing the shutter release half down and then recompose, the subject is gone. Let's make sure we don't confuse the pointer on the EVF; which is a small area where the focus measures the distance and locking the focus down so it does not refocus when recomposing; two different items.
Moving the pointer to be on the subject is pointless if the subject is no longer there. Therefore locking it to the area where I believe the highest probability is that the subject will be in that part of the EVF, it will improve the odds of taking a picture that is in focus.

Not sure why this is a difficult issue to understand. Some of the UHH's have said that it's easy to move the pointer, it only takes a second (not true, I timed it and took me 4s. to reposition) so why bother to lock it down? OK, but if I can't get a picture in focus because the focus area or pointer wanders around, I would submit to everyone, that this is a good reason to have a lock. Which was the initial question: Is there a lock?

The lock of the focus point is sorely needed. I always find it in the wrong position, like the far left on the top or the right side which is a useless area. To constantly have to worry about the focus pointer to make sure it is in the middle or near there diminishes the ability to take quick pictures when time is of the essence. Sometimes I take a picture in a hurry and find the focus to be in left field; thus out of focus of the subject.

I have a Z6 and am still waiting for that answer.

the EVF on my Z6 is better than the optical view of a DSLR. i don't know about other brands but the Nikon does not show any appreciable delay.