No the zoom lens won't be ideal. The zoom lenses are for like zoo trips etc. I'd recommend the 105mm f2.8 VR macro. It's faster and you can get way closer. I just borrowed one from my father-inlaw and It is drool-worthy. It's very pricey even compared to Canon's 100mm but the VR is a really nice feature. I found that I got better shots not trying to use the tripod and the VR I think is equivalent to a full f-stop. Auto-focus is really fast too and made taking pics of my fast chromis doable.
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