Last year i used OP|Tech strap with L-plated Sony a900 and some MF gear.
Very comfortable (they claim weight reduction by factor of two - too optimistic of course) and with 5-buck parts easily converted regular strap to a sliding similar to Black Rapid - and without touching tripod screw. And you can wear camera under backpack straps and quickly buckle on and off your camera.
I'm not sure why people are all worried about the tripod hole, unless you have a consumer grade camera and are swinging a 70-200 f/2.8. But of course, it should be in the tripod mount of the lens, not the camera. Most stories of tripod socket damage come from user incompetence or at lease carelessness. You can over-tighten the screw and since there isn't much area on it it is possible to pull the tripod socket out because of the compressible grommet.
As I have a L-plate on my camera at all times, I either screw into the l-plate or put a small Arca Clamp on it and clamp to the L-plate. Of course, the L-Plate is screwed into the camera tripod socket. But the heaviest thing it is supporting is the 24-70mm f/2.8. Anything bigger (heavier) has a tripod mount.
I cringe when I'm somewhere and someone is cantilevering a 80-400mm or 70-200mm f/2.8 off the camera body mounted on a $40 tripod. In a fair world, they would forfeit their equipment to someone that would treat it properly. There is a tripod mount on there for a reason.