At work I have some of those fancy low-capacitance Tektronix TPP 10x passive probes with the spring tips. I love 'em! Not all people do, but my probing difficulties tend to have more to do with keeping my hands steady than with crunching through well-developed oxide layers, so I go for the spring tips. Or I would, if I could find any. It doesn't seem to be a feature that's easy to search for, assuming it even exists outside the name brands. Does it?
EDIT: Ok, it looks like Tektronix calls them pogo tips. Makes sense -- like pogo pins. I'm still not seeing much of anything with that term.